Revival and Weddings Mark Milton News This Week
Milton notes begin with a revival at the M E church in the opera hall and a double wedding of Misses Carrie and Clara White to Messrs Robert Hamilton and Lemuel M Grilley. Local items include cottages by W & Mayberry, moves to Walla Walla, watch repairs, a church social, and a history of the Hayden family voting loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Ladies Aid Society
M. E
W. & Mayberry
D. J. Kirk
HE. M. Tinker
F. B. Pennock
A. L. Hopson
Quincy
Til
Linn Coe
Mra J. Coffman
Willamette Valley
M. H. Rice
Tutinor
St. Lovie Fair
Las
Pomona Rebekah Lodge
J. W. Coombe
Walla Walla
Lewis Bowlan
Walla Wallon
White
Carrie
Clara White
Mesnre
Robert Hamilton
Lemter M. Grilley
Freewater
American Consul Halts Van Turkey Massacre
An Ottoman Moslem and Armenian clash in Van Turkey escalated into street gunfire and mobs. American Consul Dr Thomas H Norton at Harput helped curb the riot with support from French and Russian consuls and missionaries. Five people were killed, many wounded, and leaders promised to evacuate the city. The danger centered on potential Kurdish and Hamidian troops entering Van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harput
New York
Van
Turkey
Cansul
Thomas H. Norton
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Dr. Norton
Hamidian Kurde
Father and son vote Democratic for 116 years in Uniontown
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on November 7 an 88 year old man named Abasdaen then Baten and his son are described as a family with an uninterrupted record of voting for every Democratic presidential candidate since the party began. The elder plan to vote for the Democrat again tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Hayden
Joseph Hayden
John Hayden
United States
Rie
Joseph
Uniontown
Nowisi Abasdaen
Baten’ Mageden
Great irrigation dam planned below Elephant Butte in New Mexico
Reports favor a quick approval of a major lower Rio Grande irrigation project in New Mexico. Engineers Powell Davies and Storrs describe a 540 foot high dam near Engle with a 40 mile backwater, 175 foot reservoir depth, and a vast water supply. Construction costs total about 8.2 million dollars with a per acre cost of 40 dollars, reflecting fertile soils and strong moisture needs.
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Alte
Elephant Butte
Messilla
Paso
Texas
Mexico
Amall
Denver News
Jost
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Arthur Powell Davie
Harry A. Storrs
Denver
Engle
Pathfinder
North Platte
Salt River
Arigoma
Dary
Money Spent by Tourists in Europe and Beyond
A German compiled set of statistics estimates international tourist flows and expenditures. Switzerland attracts 5,000,000 visitors spending 30.4 million dollars. the Riviera and Spain account for 69 million. Paris 945 million overall from 906,000 visitors, London 690,000, Berlin 594,000, Vienna 260,000. Bath and seaside resorts host 12 million guests spending over 16 million. At the World’s Fair in St. Louis, the international flower show opens in the Palace of Horticulture with blooms from foreign florists and American participants competing for prizes.
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Europe
Siobee
Switeerland
Riviera
Spain
Paris
London
Berlin
Vienna
St. Louis
America
Ely Cream Balm Cures Colds Says Dover Woman
Mrs. Franklin Freeman of Dover reports relief from catarrh after using Ely Cream Balm. She notes taste and hearing improvements and mentions her son observed a decisive effect. The balm is sold by druggists or mailed from Ely Brothers New York.
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Ely
M—Marcus G
Franklin Freeman
Dover
Ely Brothers
Warren &T
New York
Heir to the Throne Archduke Francis Ferdinand in Vienna
Vienna reports Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir presumptive to Emperor Franz Joseph, as the most discussed figure in the empire. He is seen as improving in public favor after his four year old marriage to Countess Chotek, though feared as potentially reactionary and under his wife’s clerical influence. His unpopularity remains strongest with Hungarians, while Bohemians might accept him if autonomy gains through his rule.
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Vienna
Moet
Francis Ferdinand
Empero Francis Joseph
Fimc
Chotek
Tharnke
Crech
Jury awards Ah Get in Trinity robbery case
In Trinity County Weaverville a superior court jury awarded Ah Get $597.45 plus interest from the September 13 robbery at the Carr mine on Trinity river. The incident involved a masked robber, Carr, and Ah Get, with Carr later settling civilly and the dog Ah Get’s claim citing the dog’s unusually calm behavior during the hold up. The court ruled no criminal prosecution would follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Trinity County
Weaverville
Charles Carr
Carr Minn
Trinity River
Highweyman
San Francisco Examiner
Carr
Ah Get
Junction
Douglas City
Aog
Rise in Paper Prices Amid War Demand
The Russo Japanese war has driven unexpected effects, including a surge in newspaper circulation and a paper shortage. Nordic mills such as in Scandinavia, Germany and Finland have sold pulp to American buyers, forcing Great Northern Paper to cut Canadian pulp production despite previous monopolies.
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Scandinavia
Germany
Finland
Great Northern Paper Company
Canada
Agricultural Production Figures for 1903 and 1904
The American corveas crop produced 4 345 702 Dalen in 1903 and 6 704 670 bales in 1904, reflecting a substantial increase in output across the two years.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grays Harbor
W. & C. B. Depot
Fan Alstine-Gordon
Mergantile Agency
V. Lips & Co
E Court
Telephone Main
Iverland
Austria
Big Dissolution Sale
Dindinger
Wilson @ Co
Betley Suvaiin
Bey Grocers
H. M. Sloan
Cation Wood
Alka
Gta
Mon
Tenon
Pendleton
Blankets On Earth
Antee
N. Joerger
West Court Street
Corner Garden
USA
France
Gercle de la Litrarie
Paria
Commercial Intelligence
Carlaon
Hungarian
Hardanger
Mount Mellic
Japan
Hasbrouck’s
Gre
Dr. Aulte
Dre G. G. and
Ewe’ m
E. Davidson & Co
Court &Treet
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